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1997

Format:	Book
Author:	Russell, Vivian, 1952-
Title:	Edith Wharton's Italian gardens / [text and photographs by] Vivian Russell.
Edition:	1st North American ed.
Publisher, Date:	Boston : Little, Brown and Co., ©1997.
Description:	192 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), plans ; 26 cm
Summary:	This elegant new volume combines Edith Wharton's sensual prose tour of Italy's most gorgeous gardens with stunning photographs that capture these lush spaces in all their past, present, and enduringly haunting beauty. Wharton devotees, gardeners, and Italophiles alike will delight in following in the writer's turn-of-the-century footsteps. 30 historical b&w photos. 180 modern color photos.
Subjects:	Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937 -- Travel -- Italy. Gardens -- Italy. Gardens -- Italy -- History. Gardens -- Italy -- Guidebooks. Italy -- Guidebooks.
Genre:	Guidebooks.
Notes:	"A Bulfinch Press book." Includes bibliographical reference (page 188) and index.
Contents:	Edith Wharton and Italy -- Gardens of Lombardy (Isola Madre, Isola Bella, Villa d'Este, Villa Carlotta, Villa Cicogna) -- Gardens of the Veneto (Giusti Gardens, Padua Botanic Garden, Valsanzibio, Villa Cuzzano) -- Gardens near Florence (Villa Castello, Boboli Gardens, Billa Petraia, Villa Gamberaia) -- Gardens near Siena (Vicobello, Villa Cetinale) -- Gardens around Rome (Villa d'Este, Caprarola, Villa Lante, Villa Aldobrandini).
LCCN:	97073771
ISBN:	0821223976 9780821223970
Other Number:	38214534
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Control Number:	70737
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Call Number:	712.0945 Russell

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